English Explanatory Dictionary

Luwian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.
name
  1. an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.
adj
  1. of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  2. of or pertaining to Luwia

Pronunciation

/ˈluːi.ən/ /ˈluːwi.ən/

Word forms

Luwian Luwians Luvian

Etymology

From Luwia, part of Asia Minor, + -ian. For the first element see Ancient Greek Λυδός (Ludós).

Related words

Luvo-Lycian

Derived words

Hieroglyphic Luwian Cuneiform Luwian
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